COMMUNITY FOREST LAND TRUST

Charity Number: 1155979
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The charitable activitis are those of the enhancement and improvement, maintenance and protection of the environment and landscape within the North West, for the benefit of the public.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 June 2024

Total income: £456
Total expenditure: £3,085

People

4 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

No information available

Trustee payments

No information available

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Recreation
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • St Helens

Governance

Registration history:
  • 28 February 2014: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
08752839 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
PAUL ANTHONY NOLAN BSC MSC Chair 27 January 2014
MERSEY FOREST FOUNDATION
Received: On time
Roger Pearson Trustee 14 October 2022
MERSEY FOREST FOUNDATION
Received: On time
DAVID SHAW Trustee 01 October 2019
None on record
David McAleavy Trustee 01 October 2019
MERSEY FOREST FOUNDATION
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 30/06/2023 30/06/2024
Total gross income £23.82k £426 £5 £5.73k £456
Total expenditure £11.61k £8.03k £3.74k £2.29k £3.09k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 30 June 2024 11 April 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2024 Not Required
Annual return 30 June 2023 12 March 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2023 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2022 30 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2021 17 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2020 09 December 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 Not Required
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 29 OCT 2013

Charitable objects

1. THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE PROMOTION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC GENERALLY ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE WITHIN THE NORTH WEST OF ENGLAND OR ELSEWHERE AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE CONNECTED WITH THE ENHANCEMENT AND IMPROVEMENT, MAINTENANCE AND PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND LANDSCAPE AND IN PARTICULAR TO: (1) PROMOTE, PROVIDE AND ENHANCE WOODLAND FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC; (2) PROMOTE THE GENERAL IMPROVEMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND OF INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE PARTICULARLY IN RELATION TO WOODLAND OR FORESTRY PRODUCTS; (3) PROMOTE AND PROVIDE FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF DERELICT LAND OR HARMFUL SITES; (4) PROVIDE OR HELP TO PROVIDE FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION PARTICULARLY INVOLVING THE ENJOYMENT OF LAND AND WOODLAND AS A PUBLIC AMENITY (AND IN FURTHERANCE TO HELP TO PROVIDE SAFE AND CONVENIENT ROUTES AND MODES OF TRANSPORT FOR THE PUBLIC, FOR SAFE CYCLING, AND FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF FACILITIES INCLUDING NATURE TRAILS, RESERVES AND SANCTUARIES, HORSE AND CYCLE AND FOOTWAYS, PARKLAND AND VISITOR FACILITIES AND CAR PARKS); (5) PROMOTE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION BY PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR PLAYING PARTICULAR SPORTS; (6) EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS, IN ECOLOGY AND PROVIDE BETTER APPRECIATION OF THE ENVIRONMENTS AND WAYS OF BETTER SERVING, PROTECTING AND IMPROVING THE SAME AND EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN ALL MATTERS RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENT AND ITS INTERACTION WITH THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC WELLBEING OF THE COMMUNITY; (7) PROMOTE THE ARTS WITHIN THE WOODLAND AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS; (8) PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE ECOLOGY AND USE OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND ALL SPECIES LIVING IN IT; (9) PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE CONSERVATION, ENHANCEMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE IMPORTANCE OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN RELATION TO ALL THE ACTIVITIES OF THE CHARITY. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUB-ARTICLE, THE PHRASE “SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT” SHALL MEAN DEVELOPMENT THAT MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS AND IN APPLYING THIS DEFINITION REGARD SHALL BE HAD TO THE FOLLOWING FACTORS NAMELY, TO SOCIAL PROGRESS WHICH RECOGNISES THE NEEDS OF EVERYONE; EFFECTIVE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT; PRUDENT USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND MAINTENANCE OF HIGH AND STABLE LEVELS OF ECONOMIC GROWTH AND EMPLOYMENT; (10) PROMOTE AND PROTECT “GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE” WHICH SHALL MEAN THE LIVING NETWORK OF GREEN SPACES, WATER AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL FEATURES IN BOTH RURAL AND URBAN AREAS AND SHALL INCLUDE TREES, PARKS, GARDENS, ROAD VERGES, ALLOTMENTS, CEMETERIES, WOODLANDS, RIVERS, WETLANDS, FARMLAND AND OTHER NATURAL FEATURES THAT OPERATE AS FLOOD PROTECTION, CARBON STORAGE OR WATER PURIFICATION; AND (11) PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT AGAINST THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE INCLUDING THE CARRYING OUT OF ACTIVITIES TO MITIGATE THE EFFECTS OF, AND ADAPT TO, CLIMATE CHANGE. 2. SUCH OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE FROM TIME TO TIME.

Contact information

Address:
12 TWISS GREEN DRIVE
CULCHETH
WARRINGTON
WA3 4HY
Phone:
01925816217
Email:
info@cf-trust.org
Website:

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